Comparison of indirect immunofluorescence for Ehrlichia phagocytophila and Ehrlichia equi in horses

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 490-492

  Pusterla, N ^a   Wolfensberger, Celestine ^a   Gerber Bretscher, Rosmarie ^a,b   Lutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia equi; Ehrlichia phagocytophila; Horse; Immunofluorescence

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; EHRLICHIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CROSS REACTIONS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031264687     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1997.tb03165.x     Document Type: Article

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